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NIGHT TERROR [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Nervous System
  • Clinical Psychology
Universal entry(ies)
pavor nocturnus
Latin
F51.4
classification system code, see observation
DEF

A [sleep disruption] occurring [mostly] in children, in which the child awakes screaming with fright, the distress persisting for a time during a state of semiconsciousness.

OBS

F51.4: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Système nerveux
  • Psychologie clinique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
pavor nocturnus
Latin
F51.4
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Trouble du sommeil[, touchant surtout les enfants], se manifestant par un cri ou par des pleurs perçants, accompagnés de signes d'angoisse majeure[, survenant dans un état d'éveil partiel].

OBS

F51.4 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas varias
  • Sistema nervioso
  • Psicología clínica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
pavor nocturnus
Latin
F51.4
classification system code, see observation
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